Integration with Other Applications > Windchill Workgroup Manager Documentation > Creo Elements/Direct Drafting > Windchill Workgroup Manager Preferences (Creo Elements/Direct Drafting) > Frequently Used Preferences in the Preference Management Utility (Creo Elements/Direct Drafting) > Operation Category (Creo Elements/Direct Drafting)
Operation Category (Creo Elements/Direct Drafting)
The following table contains some of the more frequently used preferences that can be set or modified in the Preference Management utility (depending on your Windchill role), under the Operation category and subcategories.
Name
Contexts
Values
Operation > Auto Associate > Auto Associate Naming Parameter
• Site
• Organizations
No soft attribute in the CAD document is used to name the part (default).
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You need to manually create an attribute to handle this in Site > Type and Attribute Management
Once completed, set the default value for this preference to that attribute name.
Operation > Auto Associate > Auto Associate Numbering Parameter
• Site
• Organizations
No soft attribute in the CAD document is used to name the part (default).
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You need to manually create an attribute to handle this in Site > Type and Attribute Management
Once completed, set the default value for this preference to that attribute name.
Operation > Auto Associate > Auto Associate Truncate Name File Extension
• Site
• Organizations
• Yes
• No
Operation > Auto Associate > Auto Associate Truncate Number File Extension
• Site
• Organizations
• Yes
• No
Operation > Auto Associate > Create Alternate Link On Check In
• Site
• Organizations
• Products
• Projects
• Libraries
• Yes
• No
Operation > Auto Associate > Create Associate New Part
• Site
• Organizations
• Products
• Projects
• Libraries
• Owner
• Owner and Images
• All
• Never
Operation > Auto Associate > Disallow Product Structure Links by Document Sub-types
• Site
• Organizations
• Contributing Content
• Content
Operation > Auto Associate > Disallow Product Structure Links by Document Sub-types > Creo Elements/Direct Drafting
• Site
• Organizations
No value listed.
Operation > Auto Associate > Disallow Product Structure Links by Document Types
• Site
• Organizations
• CADDRAWING
• CALCULATION_DATA
Operation > Auto Associate > Disallow Product Structure Links by Document Types > Creo Elements/Direct Drafting
• Site
• Organizations
FORMAT
Operation > Auto Associate > Disallow Structure CAD Document Sub-types
• Site
• Organizations
• Contributing Image
• Image
Operation > Auto Associate > Disallow Structure CAD Document Sub-types > Creo Elements/Direct Drafting
• Site
• Organizations
• Contributing Image
• Image
Operation > Auto Associate > Disallow Structure CAD Document Types
• Site
• Organizations
CADDRAWING
Operation > Auto Associate > Disallow Structure CAD Document Types > Creo Elements/Direct Drafting
• Site
• Organizations
FORMAT
Operation > Auto Associate > Disallow Structure Model Item Types > Force Autonumbered Part Creation
• Site
• Organizations
• Yes
• No
Operation > Auto Associate > Disallow Structure Model Item Types > Part Master Class for Search
• Site
• Organizations
boolean soft attribute name
Operation > Auto Associate > Disallow Structure Model Item Types > Set Revision For Part
• Site
• Organizations
• Yes
• No
Operation > Auto Associate > Disallow Structure Model Item Types > Store New Parts with CAD Documents
• Site
• Organizations
• Yes
• No
Operation > CAD Data Management > Content Handling > Download <preference name>
• Site
• Organizations
Select the preference and the appropriate value from the list of preferences for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting.
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There are several preferences that can be set for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting under Operation > CAD Data Management > Content Handling > Download <preference name>.
Operation > CAD Data Management > Content Handling > Mark Out Of Date <preference name>
• Site
• Organizations
Select the preference and the appropriate value from the list of preferences for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting.
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There are several preferences that can be set for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting under Operation > CAD Data Management > Content Handling > Mark Out Of Date <preference name>.
Operation > CAD Data Management > Content Handling > Set Default Subtype
• Site
• Organizations
• Yes
• No
Operation > Dynamic Document default soft type
• Site
• Organizations
• ${internet_domain_name}
• ${internet_domain_name}. MachineDesign
Operation > Edit Attributes > Collector <preference name>
• Site
• Organizations
• Products
• Projects
• Libraries
• User
Select the preference and the appropriate value from the list of preferences for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting.
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There are several preferences that can be set for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting under Operation > Edit Attributes > Collector <preference name>.
Operation > Remove from Workspace > Collector <preference name>
• Site
• Organizations
• Products
• Projects
• Libraries
Select the preference and the appropriate value from the list of preferences for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting.
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There are several preferences that can be set for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting under Operation > Remove from Workspace > Collector <preference name>.
Operation > Gathering (Core HTML Component) > Trace Drawing Optional Dependents
• Site
• Organizations
• Products
• Projects
• Libraries
• User
• Per Configuration (All, Required, None)
• Required (All, Required, None)
Operation > New CAD Document > Synchronize CAD File Name with CAD Document Number
• Site
• Organizations
• Products
• Projects
• Libraries
• User
• Per Configuration (All, Required, None)
• Required (All, Required, None)
Operation > Remove from Workspace > Collector <preference name>
• Site
• Organizations
• Products
• Projects
• Libraries
• User
Select the preference and the appropriate value from the list of preferences for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting.
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There are several preferences that can be set for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting under Operation > Remove from Workspace > Collector<preference name>.
Operation > Rename > Collector
• Site
• Organizations
• Products
• Projects
• Libraries
• User
• Yes
• No
Operation > Set State > Collector <preference name>
• Site
• Organizations
• Products
• Projects
• Libraries
• User
Select the preference and the appropriate value from the list of preferences for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting.
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There are several preferences that can be set for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting under Operation > Set State > Collector <preference name>.
Operation > Undo Check Out > Collector <preference name>
• Site
• Organizations
• Products
• Projects
• Libraries
• User
Select the preference and the appropriate value from the list of preferences for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting.
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There are several preferences that can be set for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting under Operation > Undo Check Out > Collector <preference name>.
Operation > Update Operation > Update <preference name>
• Site
• Organizations
• Products
• Projects
• Libraries
• User
Select the preference and the appropriate value from the list of preferences for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting.
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There are several preferences that can be set for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting under Operation > Update Operation > Update <preference name>.
Operation > Update Operation > Update > Add Primary Contents to Workspace <preference name>
• Site
• Organizations
• Products
• Projects
• Libraries
• User
• DOWNLOAD
• LINK
Operation > Update Operation > Upload
• Site
• Organizations
• Products
• Projects
• Libraries
• User
Select the preference and the appropriate value from the list of preferences for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting.
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There are several preferences that can be set for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting under Operation > Update Operation > Upload preference name.
Operation > Upload Operation > Upload <preference name>
• Site
• Organizations
• Products
• Projects
• Libraries
• User
Select the preference and the appropriate value from the list of preferences for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting.
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There are several preferences that can be set for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting under Operation > Upload Operation > Upload <preference name>.
Operation > Upload Operation > Collector <preference name>
• Site
• Organizations
• Products
• Projects
• Libraries
• User
Select the preference and the appropriate value from the list of preferences for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting.
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There are several preferences that can be set for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting under Operation > Upload Operation > Collector <preference name>.
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